1. And when they came nigh to Jerusalem,
unto Beth-pha-ge and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth
two of his disciples,
2. And saith unto them,
Go
your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be
entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man
sat; loose him, and bring him.
3. And if any man say unto
you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need
of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
4. And they went their way, and found the
colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they
loose him.
5. And certain of them that stood there
said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
6. And they said unto them even as Jesus
had commanded: and they let them go.
7. And they brought the colt to Jesus, and
cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
8. And many spread their garments in the
way; and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in
the way.
9. And they that went before, and they that
followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the
name of the Lord;
10. Blessed be the kingdom of our father
David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
11. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and
into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things,
and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the
twelve.
12. And on the morrow, when they were come
from Bethany, he was hungry:
13. And seeing a fig tree afar off having
leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he
came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not
yet.
14. And Jesus answered and said unto it,
No
man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples
heard it.
15. And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus
went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought
in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the
seats of them that sold doves;
16. And would not suffer that any man
should carry any vessel through the temple.
17. And he taught, saying unto them,
Is
it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of
prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
18. And the scribes and chief priests heard
it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him,
because all the people were astonished at his doctrine.
19. And when even was come, he went out of
the city.
20. And in the morning, as they passed by,
they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
21. And Peter calling to remembrance saith
unto him, Master, behold the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered
away.
22. And Jesus answering saith unto them,
Have
faith in God.
23. For verily I say unto
you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and
be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall
believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall
have whatsoever he saith.
24. Therefore I say unto
you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye
receive them, and ye shall have them.
25. And when ye stand
praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any; that your Father also
which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
26. But if ye do not
forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your
trespasses.
27. And they come again to Jerusalem: and
as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests,
and the scribes, and the elders,
28. And say unto him, By what authority
doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these
things?
29. And Jesus answered and said unto them,
I
will also ask of you one question, and
answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
30. The
baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.
31. And they reasoned with themselves,
saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not
believe him?
32. But if we shall say, Of men; they
feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet
indeed.
33. And they answered and said unto Jesus,
We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither
do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
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